| Reproduced From Workers' Weekly Vol. 39 No. 12, 19 September 2009 | WWYG HOME |
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Save Vestas Day of Action in Newcastle
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There have been rallies around the country on September 17, the Day of Action in support of the Vestas wind turbine workers on the Isle of Wight. Students and workers met up at the Civic Centre in Newcastle prior to the rally down Northumberland Street through the city centre, to the Newcastle University Business Centre.
The rally sparked interest from youth and passers by. The slogans that were adopted included, "Save Vestas jobs!", "Vestas – Whose factory? Our factory! Whose blades? Our blades! Whose jobs? Our jobs!". These were appropriate given their use by the Vestas workers themselves, and also added to those was the slogan "Whose economy? Our economy!". There were some short speeches at the end in support of the Vestas workers' struggle.